N.P. Dodge Memorial Park, or simply Dodge Park, is a recreational area located at 11001 John J. Pershing Drive in North Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Located on the Missouri River, the park provides fishing, water skiing, and

boating Boating is the leisurely activity of travelling by boat, or the recreational use of a boat whether Motorboat, powerboats, Sailing, sailboats, or man-powered vessels (such as rowing and paddle boats), focused on the travel itself, as well as sp ...

, as well as hiking throughout its riparian forests.

Baseball field A baseball field, also called a ball field or baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played. The term can also be used as a metonym for a baseball park. The term sandlot is sometimes used, although this usually refers ...

s, soccer fields, horseshoe pits, and tennis courts are included for sporting events. There is a

picnic A picnic is a meal taken outdoors ( ''al fresco'') as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding ...

area, pavilions, historical monuments, and a

campground A campsite, also known as a campground or camping pitch, is a place used for camping, overnight stay in an outdoor area. In British English, a ''campsite'' is an area, usually divided into a number of pitches, where people can camp overnight u ...

History

The site of Dodge Park was a location of one of

Lewis and Clark Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...

's campgrounds on their expedition across the Louisiana Purchase in 1804. Shortly thereafter Manuel Lisa, a Spanish fur trader, established Fort Lisa to the northwest of the park. In the 1820s the American Fur Trading Company started Cabanne's Trading Post to the north. Dodge Park was donated to the City of Omaha in 1930 in the memory of

N. P. Dodge N is the fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet. N or n may also refer to: Mathematics * \mathbb, the set of natural numbers * N, the field norm * N for ''nullae'', a rare Roman numeral for zero * n, the size of a statistical sample S ...

a local real estate magnate. A portion of the land donated is west of Pershing Drive and was named

Hummel Park Hummel Park is located at 11808 John J. Pershing Drive in North Omaha, Nebraska. Developed on of land donated to the City of Omaha in 1930, the park was named after Joseph B. Hummel, a long time superintendent of Omaha's Parks and Recreation Dep ...

as a tribute to J. B. Hummel, a superintendent of the Omaha's Parks and Recreation Department.(nd
"N.P. Dodge Memorial Park"
. City of Omaha. Retrieved 7/4/07.

Present

Dodge Park remained a largely unused wilderness until the late 1960s. Recent improvements include upgrades to the park's roads, marina and a new playground. The Winter Quarters and historic Florence are located nearby.

References

{{Creighton Bluejays men's soccer navbox Parks in Omaha, Nebraska Soccer venues in Nebraska Sports venues in Omaha, Nebraska Landmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska North Omaha, Nebraska 1930 establishments in Nebraska

History

Present

See also

References